Kneeling Drunkards Plea

Johnny Cash

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Lord have mercy on me Was the kneeling drunkard’s plea And as he knelt there on the ground I know that God in Heaven looked down I went down by an old country church I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch And as he reached his mother’s grave I saw that drunkard kneel and pray Lord have mercy on me Was the kneeling drunkard’s plea And as he knelt there on the ground I know that God in Heaven looked down Bring my darling boy to me Was his mothers dying plea And as he staggered through the gate Alas he came just one day too late Three years have passed since she went away Her son is sleeping beside her today And I know that in heaven his mother will see For God has heard that drunkard’s plea Lord have mercy on me Was the kneeling drunkard’s plea And as he knelt there on the ground I know that God in Heaven looked down

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La chanson évoque le désespoir d’un homme qui, accablé par l’alcool, implore la miséricorde de Dieu en prenant un moment de prière près de la tombe de sa mère. Il lutte contre ses démons intérieurs et se rend compte trop tard des conséquences de sa vie tumultueuse. Le texte souligne un lien émotionnel fort entre le fils et sa mère, qui espérait le voir revenir sain et sauf. En fin de compte, l'histoire montre que, même dans les moments les plus sombres, Dieu écoute les supplications sincères. C’est un récit poignant sur la perte, le regret et l'espoir de rédemption.

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